Capitalism | Elections | India | Online Blog
Jharkhand: Waiting for the Promised Dawn
Even after 25 years, the State’s modest progress is eclipsed by corruption, deprivation, unemployment and tribal discontent.
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Great Nicobar Island: Hurtling Towards an Environmental Catastrophe
The so-called ‘Holistic Development’ of Great Nicobar Island threatens irreversible ecological damage through massive infrastructural expansion in an area under permanent tectonic strain. It exposes the gulf between India’s sustainability rhetoric and the destructive reality of its projects.
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Caste | India | Online Blog
How a 70-yr-Old Presidential Order Still Shapes Dalit Life After Conversion
Even after embracing new faiths, Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims continue to face caste-based exclusion. Yet a 1950 Presidential Order blocks them from constitutional protection.
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Capitalism | Caste | Economy | India | Online Blog
‘Accept Equality and the World Improves – It’s Really Not Complicated’: Saeed Akhtar Mirza
In this interview, Saeed Mirza discusses Hindutva-oriented films and what they mean for India today.
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Baffling Silence Over Bankim-da’s Bigotry
In the dogmatic scheme of things then,‘Vande Mataram’ was more of a religious war cry to establish Hindu glory, before it became a political chant for freedom against the British.
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Pity, Contempt and Identity: The Difference Between the Hijab and the Ghoonghat
Both are oppressive tools but the Islamic veil becomes a catch-22 for the Muslim woman caught between patriarchy and prejudice.
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The Menstrual Leave Debate; Karnataka Govt Clears Menstrual Leave Policy: Welcome Step, But Very Few Women Will Benefit – 3 Articles
‘The Menstrual Leave Debate and the Silence Around Women’s Health in India’; ‘Karnataka Govt Clears Menstrual Leave Policy, Women Can Take One Paid Day Off Every Month’; ‘Left Behind: The Women Missing from India’s Period Leave Conversation’.
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Capitalism | India | Online Blog | Socialism
Why India’s Doctors Leave for Foreign Shores While Cuba’s Serve Their Poorest
India’s medical education system prepares a workforce that learns early to value personal profit over their patient’s well-being.
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The Legacy of the Progressive Writer’s Association Needs to be Reclaimed; In Memory of Urdu Poet Josh Malihabadi – 2 Articles
‘The Legacy of the Progressive Writer’s Association Needs to be Reclaimed’: Reviving the PWA’s activist legacy requires reconnecting art and literature to real struggles, confronting injustice, and defending truth, resistance and solidarity. Also: ‘Urdu Poet Josh Malihabadi (1898-1982) was a Fiery Voice of Freedom’.
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Why U.S. Action in the Western Hemisphere Now?; Understanding the U.S.’s New National Security Strategy – 2 Articles
‘Why U.S. Action in the Western Hemisphere Now?’: Progressives must stand and fight against brutal and inhumane U.S. border policies and the establishment of concentration camps. Also: ‘Understanding the U.S.’s New National Security Strategy’.
